Kent's - Classical Homeopathy Online

ecause this patient is nervous that she is weak, or liliputian, or lean; for it is especially suitable forthose with full veins; apparently plethoric, full blooded, fleshy, rotund women who are very nervous,and especially at the change of life. Recurrent dysenteric attacks with every cold in those who sufferfrom pelvic and abdominal relaxation, mental irritability as described, palpitation and fluttering of theheart, with nervous constitutions. You do not see in such a picture. If it were a dysenteryalone I would not be able to tell which it was. All of these dysenteric manifestations have been left outof the , yet I have seen them verified over and over. Again, it has a mostinveterate and troublesome constipation.It has also a tenesmus of the bladder and rectum. Teasing to urinate, as well as urging to stool.Sits a long time with much urging, and after long straining no stool. Frequent urging, with a sensationas if a ball were in the rectum. When the fundus of the uterus is turned back to the rectum it gives asensation as if the rectum were full of feces; it brings on urging to stool and the patient will sit andstrain, and the tenesmus of the bladder and rectum is unbearable. Constant urging to stool, and no stoolin the rectum. You will be astonished to know that the remedy that is indicated with such symptomswill relieve the patient of all distress in a short time. But you ask, will this remedy put the uterus rightagain? Well, the patient will get relief of her sufferings and will not feel this uncomfortable state afterthe administration of the remedy. The bowels become regular, the disturbance of micturition is relievedand the patient gradually returns to health and later the uterus will be found in place."Pressure in the rectum, with almost constant desire to go to stool". Lilium tigrinum has curedthe most inveterate protruding hemorrhoids with burning. "Hemorrhoids after delivery, sore to touch,bearing down after stool as if all would protrude from the vagina". It does not mean that we shall applythat simply to hemorrhoids that come after delivery, but it has cured hemorrhoids in such a constitution,and not only hemorrhoids, but relaxed uterus and vagina.A paralytic relaxation is present in all the abdominal tissues. I have mentioned the uterinesymptoms incidentally in connection with other parts. "Menses scanty, flow only when moving about".This will make you think of , the menses being so scanty, and because the patient is ofsimilar nervous temperament. has scanty menstruation and relief in the open air. It has alsomuch dragging down in the pelvis, though not so extreme as a rule as in this medicine. But there ismuch in this medicine quite different from Then come the heart symptoms. "Seems as if theheart were grasped or squeezed in a vise, hard, as it violently grasped"."Constrictive pain in the heart". "In fresh air, chilly, but vertigo is>".Pain in the back and down the spine; irritable and sensitive spine with trembling. It competesvery closely with .LYCOPODIUM CLAVATUM [lyc] [Kent’s]Lycopodium is an antipsoric, anti-syphilitic and anti-sycotic, and its sphere is broad and deep.Though classed among the inert substances, and thought to be useful only for rolling up allopathic pills,Hahnemann brought it into use and developed its power by attenuation. It is a monument toHahnemann. It enters deep into the life, and ultimate changes in the soft tissues, blood-vessels, bones,liver, heart, joints. The tissue changes are striking; there is tendency to necrosis, abscesses, spreadingulcers and great emaciation. There is a predominance of symptoms on the of the body, andthey are likely to travel from or from head to chest. Thepatient emaciates above, especially about the neck, while the lower extremities are fairly wellnourished. Externally there is when there are head and spinesymptoms. The head symptoms also are worse from the warmth of the bed and from heat, and worsefrom getting heated by exertion. The patient is sensitive to cold and there is a marked lack of vital heat,and worse in general from cold and cold air and from cold food and drinks. The pains are amelioratedfrom warmth except of the head and spine. Exertion aggravates the Lycopodium patient in general. Hebecomes puffed and distressed, and dyspnoea is increased by exertion. He cannot climb, he cannotwalk fast. The cardiac symptoms are increased as well as the dyspnoea by becoming heated fromexertion. The inflamed parts are sometimes relieved from the application of heat. The throat symptomsare generally relieved from the application of heat, from drinking hot tea or warm soup. The stomachpains are often - and taking warm things into the stomach. Nervousexcitement and prostration are marked.In the rheumatic pains and other sufferings the Lyc. patient is . He isextremely restless, must keep turning, and if there is inflammation with the aches and pains the and relieved from motion, and he will keep tossing all night. Heturns and gets into a new place and thinks he can sleep, but the restlessness continues all night. Hewants cool air, wants to be in a cool place with head symptoms. It is true that the headache is worse